{"id":55430,"date":"2025-08-04T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=55430"},"modified":"2025-08-04T02:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:00:05","slug":"2-midwest-catholic-universities-merge-set-sights-on-preserving-catholic-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/2-midwest-catholic-universities-merge-set-sights-on-preserving-catholic-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"2 katholieke universiteiten in het Midwesten fuseren en richten zich op het behoud van de katholieke identiteit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>(Left to right) Bishop Dennis Walsh of Davenport, Iowa; St. Ambrose University President Amy Novak; Mount Mercy University President Todd Olson; and Conference for Mercy Higher Education Executive Director Julia Cavallo at the June 27, 2025, Milestone Celebration. \/ Credit: Zyon Vel\u00e1zquez\/St. Ambrose University CNA Staff, Jul 8, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Two Midwest Catholic universities are merging in the hopes of making Catholic education more accessible \u2014 a \u201cproactive\u201d step amid decreasing enrollment numbers across the nation. The\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":59405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-55430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68047,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-declares-st-john-henry-newman-doctor-of-the-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":55430,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman Doctor of the Church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV reads his homily at Mass in St. Peter&#039;s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 1, 2025. \/ Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 1, 2025 \/ 08:45 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian\u2014one of the most influential converts from Anglicanism\u2014as a towering figure of faith and intellect in modern Catholicism.The declaration took place at the beginning of Mass for the Solemnity of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman Doctor of the Church","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pope-Leo-XIV-Declares-St.-John-Henry-Newman-Doctor-of-the-Church.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pope-Leo-XIV-Declares-St.-John-Henry-Newman-Doctor-of-the-Church.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pope-Leo-XIV-Declares-St.-John-Henry-Newman-Doctor-of-the-Church.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pope-Leo-XIV-Declares-St.-John-Henry-Newman-Doctor-of-the-Church.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pope-Leo-XIV-Declares-St.-John-Henry-Newman-Doctor-of-the-Church.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67954,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-to-make-st-john-henry-newman-co-patron-of-catholic-education-with-st-thomas-aquinas\/","url_meta":{"origin":55430,"position":1},"title":"Pope to make St. John Henry Newman co-patron of Catholic education with St. Thomas Aquinas","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Thomas Aquinas\/St. John Henry Newman. \/ Credit: Public domain ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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